Oil-stove.



PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907. W. H. WILDER.

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APPLICATION FILED 156V. 2. 1903.

PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. WILDER, 'OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

OIL-STOVE Application filed November frame in which the entire upper surface is free from projections of any kind, usually required as fastening devices in this class of stoves securing this end by making the top of sheet metal, with its edges rolled under, the fastening means being applied at the corners below the plane of the upper surface.

My present improvements also relate to the manner of forming the ends of the frame, as well as the bottom, and to the means for holding the parts together.

My invention also includes means whereby the frame may be utilized to make a cabinet stove or an open stove, at will, by adapting it for use with a detachable shield or cabinet section.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a stove embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section through the top to show the roll of the edges. Fig. 3 is a section taken through one of the corner posts so as to illustrate the connection between the top and bottom plates. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the top before the edges are rolled.

In making the top I- take a piece of sheet metal of the proper size and shape, and after forming in any suitable manner a circular opening in each corner, clip off the edges of the corner as shown in Fig. 4 leavinga semicircular opening. With this preparation the sides and ends of the sheet metal are rolled over as shownin the sectional view, the extreme inner edge being turned upwardly giving a rounded edge of approximately semicircular shape in cross section, and as I have found in practice, of the greatest strength, while at the same time presenting an attractive and pleasing appearance, and avoiding the sharp edges so commonly found in stoves having sheet metal tops where the edge is simply turned over at an angle. Further than this, I find that by the preliminary treatment described, the rolling over of the edges leaves a substantially circular opening at each corner, this opening being in a vertical plane and this is utilized for the reception of a rosette b, which fits within the opening perfectly, and is adapted to form a screw connection with a casting a fitted to the interior of the rolled over edges at the corner, the two parts being held together by an ordinary screw passing through a'central opening in the rosette and through a corresponding opening in the casting and held by an ordinary nut. The rosette is formed with round edges,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

2,1903. Serial No. 1 79,624.

and this adds to the ornamentation of the top, by perfectly concealing the circular corner opening, and at the same time effectually covers up all the sharp edges. Thus I provide a top which is free from' perforations or I projections of any kind from end to end and side to side, and has an attractive edge of rounded contour with the holding'means at each corner concealed by a rosette of attractive design.

The bottom of the stove I make of sheet metal'and roll up each side and the ends as shown at d. The ends are made as shown at e of sheet metal, having the extrerne ends rolled up to form a hollow column g. The upper end of this column fits around a rim h on the cast ing before described while the lower end of the column rests upon a corner casting fitted to each corner of the sheet metal bottom. The holding wire 6 extends through the hollow column of the end sections having a hooked upper end engaging the casting and with its lower end passing through the corner casting 2 and an angular stiffening piece 7 beneath the bottom plate and threaded to receive a nut, and thus the parts are securely held together. i

It is at times desirable to have a stove protected from drafts and in my present invention I have made provision for this in the form of a detachable connection, thus permitting the stove to be used without a cabinet attachment or with it, as may be found desirable. In one form I support the cabinet attachment 8 which is in the form of a channeled sheet metal section having a flange 9 engaging the upwardly extending edge of the rolled over part of the top, thus forming a pivotal or hinge connection for the section. The front wall of the section is slotted as at 10 to clear the oblique pipes 3 carrying the valves 4 and may be swung up to close the front of the stove in the position shown, being retained in position by a catch 5 hooking into the upwardly proj ecting edge of the rolled over top. When access is desired to the burner the catch is disengaged and the section drops to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The section extends from end to end of the frame and whether in its raised or lowered position it interferes in no wise with the action of the stove or the controlling valves. Further than this, if its use is not found necessary or desirable, the entire section may be detached very readily and thus transform the frame into an open instead of a closed frame.

As shown in Fig. 1 the top is extended out beyond one end of the stove and to the under-side of this extended portion springs 11 are secured which support the reservoir 12 from which the supply pipe 13 extends. Said reservoir with the springs and pipes are shown in dotted lines.

What 1 claim is:

,1. A stove top of sheet metal having a'plain upper surface, and having rolled over edges with openings at the corners between the adjacent rolled over edges and holding means extending through the said openings and between the ends of said rolled over edges, substantially as described.

2. A stove top having a plain upper surface with rolled over edges and approximately circular openings at each corner of the rolled over edge with fastening means engaging the top through said corner openings, substantially as described.

3. A stove top having rolled over edges and an opening at each corner, a casting beneath the top, a rosette on the exterior of the corner with means for holding the casting and rosette together said casing forming means for attachment with a suitable base, substantially as described.

4. A stove top having rolled over edges and with an opening at each corner, a casting beneath the stove top, a 

